Rend Lake College Women's Golf Team Headed to Nationals

The RLC Women's Golf team is pictured with its All-Region Team and Region 24 Championship awards after round two on Weibring Golf Course in Normal. Pictured are, left to right,  Head Coach Cindy Corn, Shelby Johnson, Taylor Aldridge, Morgan Wilson, Addie Gray, Lexi Hammerton and Assistant Coach Lexie Shoemaker.

The Rend Lake College women's golf team is headed to Nationals after a 25-stroke impropvement over round one at Weibring Golf Course in Normal recently.
RLC took the lead over John A. Logan College to place first at the Regional 24 Championship with a two-day score of 713 (369-344).

Leading for RLC in second place overall was Shelby Johnson (Greenwood, Ind.) who improved by eight strokes to finish the tournament 172 (90-82). She was followed in third place by Alexis Hammerton (Peoria) with 173 (89-84).

Morgan Wilson (Effingham) placed sixth with a score of 183 (96-87), followed by Taylor Aldridge (Eldorado) and Addie Gray (Metropolis) tying in 11th with 194 (94-100) and (103-91) respectively.

Head Coach Cindy Corn said after a rough start, the Lady Warriors took the time to work on their game and make a comeback in round two.

"We had an hour and a half of practice after the first round and it paid off. We improved by 25 shots," said Corn. "We had a really tough time adjusting to the speed of the green and we had to adjust our short game. They really worked hard as a team and we counted on everyone and their score. We will represent Region 24 at Nationals."

In addition to their top spots, Johnson also made second on the All-Region team and Hammerton placed third.

JALC finished the day in second with a score of 720 (362-358) with Adrian Brown medalling at 171 (90-81), followed by Kaskaskia College in third place at 807 (408-399).